Pure Desmond
| Pure Desmond | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Paul Desmond | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded |
September 24, 25 & 26, 1974 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length |
58:32 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label |
CTI CTI 6059S1 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Paul Desmond chronology | ||||
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Pure Desmond is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond recorded in 1974 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Track listing
- "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 4:31
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 4:55
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue) - 5:13
- "Why Shouldn't I?" (Cole Porter) - 3:34
- "Everything I Love" (Porter) - 3:48
- "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) - 4:26
- "Till the Clouds Roll By" (Jerome Kern, P. G. Wodehouse) - 4:08
- "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 5:46
- "Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Johnny Mandel) - 3:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 6:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Nuages" [alternate take] (Reinhardt, Larue) - 4:48 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Just Squeeze Me" [alternate take] (Ellington, Gaines) - 4:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Till the Clouds Roll By" [alternate take] (Kern, Wodehouse) - 5:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 24 (tracks 1, 12 & 13), September 25 (tracks 3, 4 & 7) and September 26 (tracks 2, 5, 6, & 8-11)
Personnel
- Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
- Ed Bickert - electric guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
- Don Sebesky - musical supervision
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell stated "With the Skylark "experiment" behind him, Paul Desmond reverted to the relaxed quartet format that suited him well in the past... In fact, it sparked a Desmond renaissance where he regained a good deal of the witty spark and erudite cool".[2]
References
- ↑ CTI Records discography accessed February 13, 2012
- 1 2 Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 13, 2012
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